Fiction - Crime

Her job is to die for. Literally.When most people think of Death, they picture a skeleton in a black potato sack. Maybe with a scythe. Truth is, she's just a woman doing a job, and she's very good at it. Still, even Death needs...

The Wayback Machine, for all its antics, is in possession of a soulful undercurrent.....acid, uproarious, and punchily brilliant.--The Metropolitan Review Dripping with Easton-Ellisian satire, it's funny and oddly disgusting in equal measure, suffused with irony and savage pisstakes of the hipster literati.-- Glasgow Review...

Author: Max RankenburgISBN-13: 9798992592108Publisher: Naked Eye BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/30/2025Pages: 340Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.85d

Musical genius brings the pain.So does the stripper pole when it's a grandmother-to-be . . .Can it end well when a church needs a hitman?"Oprah? You're giving us Oprah?" Yeah. Just read it.In Issue 13, Rock and a Hard Place goes places you'd never...

In this stunning conclusion of this mega series, everything comes to a head for Joker and crew in Hittaz 6. Just when they think they've gotten rid of all their nemeses, new enemies emerge. Nowhere is safe. Everyone is a target. And it's becoming...

Finding out you have a secret relative is one thing, but having someone new introduced to your life and having to look over your shoulder is another. Mahogany has set plans in motion to draw out the enemy lurking in the shadows, secretly praying...

Author: D. B. ElroggISBN-13: 9798987203200Publisher: DB Elrogg PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/09/2025Pages: 324Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.71lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.73d

Bishop and Angel are back and the streets are calling once again.After tying up loose ends and narrowly escaping the chaos that nearly destroyed everything, Bishop and his crew have stepped away from the game, trying their best to live under the radar. For...

The year is 1932 on the south side of Chicago. By day, small-time thugs lurk in the shadows, hoping for a big score. By night, criminals hunt unsuspecting victims in a relentless war for power.After the city is freed from the grip of Big...

Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. No truer words have been spoken, and this book puts that phrase into practice asthis twisted story unfolds before the reader's eyes as they watch the characters slowly transform from good...

Justice rides a bullet in the shadow of betrayal.The year is 1878, and the fight for Colorado's Royal Gorge has ignited a war beyond the courts-a war fueled by greed, sabotage, and blood.Railroad tycoon Steven Atkins will stop at nothing to control the silver-rich...

Mariana Sofia Garcia Perez is the new must-read mystery/crime thriller of the year!The death of a local immigrant woman shocked everyone who knew her. Sofie, who came from Mexico, was a young hardworking mother of three who volunteered her free time to help others....

It's hard to fight an invisible enemyErin O'Reilly's squad has filled more than a few cells at Riker's Island with violent thugs, mobsters, and murderers. The New York prison is notorious for overcrowding, corruption, and violence. But Erin and her team haven't worried about...

It's hard to fight an invisible enemyErin O'Reilly's squad has filled more than a few cells at Riker's Island with violent thugs, mobsters, and murderers. The New York prison is notorious for overcrowding, corruption, and violence. But Erin and her team haven't worried about...

This story spans borders as we follow Ukrainian-born Mark Neider on a series of adventures and misadventures in the United States and Russia in the early 1990s. From crime to constitutional crisis and film directors to romantic entanglements, this tale engages readers from beginning...

What happens when you set an enterprising young Frenchman in 1940s Hollywood? Pierre Bernet is clearly adrift. He's in love with Eleanor, a would-be starlet who's in love with Joe. Unfortunately, Joe's wife has no intention of giving him a divorce. So Pierre acts...

"A Gripping Chase Through Shadows & The Unknown"Once an FBI field agent, Kat Danvers now revels in the calm of desk-side analytics, escaping haunting memories. But a chilling call drags her back into the abyss. A missing person and the enigmatic 'Borealis' - a...

Nelson is back at it again. Now that Winnie is no longer in the picture, his children are forced to suffer. He remains a consummate liar, opportunist and manipulator. His first deft move is to pawn his grieving children onto his mother. In His...

An international mystery. A group of thieves working out of New York, Amsterdam and Paris set in motion a complex art forgery and theft project. Initially they are highly successful, that is until one member is overcome by greed and the promise of a...

Unleashing Jaben's Unhinged Impulses: A Tussle Between Morality and Madness. Dr. Kearsley mediates, Detective Solace holds scales of justice.In the darkest corners of the human psyche, there often lurks a terrifying, irrational force that defies understanding. This gripping narrative plunges readers into the shadowy...

Beware the darkness within in this psychological crime novel exploring the lasting impact of bullying.Diagnosed with phocomelia at birth, Clem was bullied from a young age. Despite the hardship of his youth, he lives a relatively normal and happy life3/4until his childhood bully returns....

In 1893 St. Louis, the dead were speaking, and one man held the key to the other side.Known across the country as The Great Life Reader, Jules Wallae claimed to have a gift.. Through spirit cabinets, ghostly voices, and messages from the beyond, Jules...

"So Tender a Killer is Jim Thompson meets Anna Kavan for a sundae on Mars. Matthew Kinlin brilliantly creates a queasy, dreamy, nightmarish vision that's addictive. It reminds me of reading Muriel Spark-the dread but also the lingering details, a way of looking that...

Not Today by Dirk ReddingsWhen Maddie Simmons vanishes without a trace, her mother, Dana, doesn't just grieve she fights. With the police dragging their feet, Dana assembles a team of Maddie's closest friends and a relentless private investigator, Tyson Bird, to uncover the truth.But...

In the heart of Mississippi, Matt Grant, a straight-laced southern gentleman, finds himself ensnared in a web of deception after being wrongfully accused of the state's largest burglary. As he navigates the fallout from his ex-wife Sheila and the sinister allegations coupled with the...

Alessandro D'Angelo.He was my forbidden temptation. My obsession. My ruin. In his arms, I was fire. In his world, I was ash.Then he vanished-without a word, without a trace-leaving my heart and my life in ruins. Now, six years later, he's back-lethal, relentless, and...

Author: T. E. NolanISBN-13: 9798307959404Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/28/2025Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d

Author: Rowan A. BlackwoodISBN-13: 9798282517231Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/04/2025Pages: 378Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.11lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d

Author: Mohamed DosouISBN-13: 9798282329919Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/03/2025Pages: 130Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d

In a seemingly quiet town, a gruesome series of murders shakes the community. Twenty-four people fall victim to a killer who leaves no trace no pattern, no motive, no mercy. All evidence points to one man: Karan, a reclusive but charming young man with...

Author: Sivan Venugopal MenonISBN-13: 9798280642089Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/21/2025Pages: 66Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.16lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.14d

Orion's Seed is a gripping science fiction thriller that blends ancient alien mystery, high-stakes exploration, and a touch of cosmic horror. The story opens with a dramatic prologue in which the dying Erythian race seeds prehistoric Earth with a mysterious artifact-the Luminaris-hoping to preserve...

Perfect for those who love thrillers with a family-first main character - noble friends - action - clean language - no graphic sex - a little romance - and an undertone of faith from a Christian worldview. A U.S. Deputy Marshal falls prey to...

Perfect for those who love thrillers with a good and decent main character - noble friends - action - clean language - no graphic sex - a little romance - and an undertone of faith from a Christian worldview. A former Army Ranger must...

In the early 1900s, South Asians arrived in British Columbia's Lower Mainland, carving out a place for themselves in Vancouver, BC. For generations, they have worked to build lives and communities in a foreign land. But by the 1990s, the dream of a better...

Author: Lisa ScottolineISBN-13: 9798228585782Publisher: Blackstone PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2025Format: CD

The Twelve Crimes of Hannah Smith is a series of crime stories, following the stellar fortunes of art thief Hannah Smith. Acolyte to Priestess contains the first six of Hannah's twelve crimes, each charting the on-the-rise career of arch thief Hannah Smith. ... Hannah...

"Vendetta Vegas Style" is a gripping suspense novel about Paul Marco, who seeks a fresh start by leaving Baltimore for Las Vegas on the advice of his friend Mikey Weigand. Avoiding big cities, Paul stops in small towns, initially searching for peace and new...

Paris 189# and life has been both predictable and safe for Virginie Dubois. But when her only steady client is killed and found dead in the bed of mysterious beauty Lady J, Virginie decides she must act. But even as she tries to betray...

Warsaw, 1992. Three years have passed since the end of communism. For former democracy activist Julian Krol, there are no dragons left to slay. But new evils are taking root. Julian's estranged sister Krystyna has been murdered, and to find her killer Julian will...

In "Cipher of Sanity," Detectives Elise Bennett and Leo Marquez navigate the complex and shadowy world of a cult known as The Order. Their investigation begins with strange occurrences and crimes in the city of Veridian, which lead them to uncover a sinister network...

On the tranquil shores of Crystal Bay on the tropical island of Koh Samui, a woman's body floats to shore on the afternoon tide. Unnoticed, she drifts close to the many tourists taking advantage of the tepid water to try to cool down in...

Some of the writers you'll encounter in these pages have published dozens of stories; some are making their debut. What they all have in common is courage. In this brave new digital world, it takes courage to write at all, let alone to write...

Jack Derrett seizes a case that becomes extraordinarily difficult, dangerous, and weird. Yet it changes so many things, personally, professionally, and with only a little gunplay. To Jack it was a simple investigation about a dead man. Buck Canton hunted the river bottoms and...

Come along for a gripping tale of resilience, redemption, and revenge in "Justified Retribution." Alicia Rogers, a determined pre-law student, faces a life-altering ordeal when she becomes the victim of unspeakable abuse by four privileged jocks at a college mixer. But her journey is...

Like if Fletch met Travis McGee ... and they started fighting. A short story collection about an artist and part-time private investigator. "He said he'd call the RCMP immediately, and that I did some good work. He also told me to get the hell...

THE THRILLER AND SHAMUS AWARD WINNING SERIES! When PI Dick Moonlight agrees to serve as the designated post-operative procedure driver for his sometime sidekick, Roland Hills, aka, Fat Elvis, little does he know that what awaits him inside the Albany Surgical Center is one...

Ned Harris is the ultimate apex predator. Huron University has offered him an ideal landscape in which to stalk his prey. But no serial killer is infallible in their mind. Hubris is sometimes blinding, and it's caused his ego to trespass over a line...

"A stunning book and a series that has become a must read." M.W. Craven, Sunday Times Bestselling author of the Washington Poe series A chilling revelation. Hidden truths. Lives on the brink. Detective Inspector Solomon Gray is thrust into a haunting case when he...

Set against the background of the London Blitz, Peter Porteous lives over the Ha'penny Steps in Kensal Town. He has a day job as a factory supervisor, and he volunteers as an Air Raid Precautions warden. He spends a lot of time fire watching...